Palay prices start to climb as rice import suspension nears
Farm gate prices of palay have begun to inch up in several key rice-producing regions just a week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a two-month…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
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Farm gate prices of palay have begun to inch up in several key rice-producing regions just a week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a two-month…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banking on a larger budget and key policy amendments to drive growth in the country’s farm, fisheries and livestock…
DT · · 2 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banking on a larger budget and key policy amendments to drive growth in the country’s farm, fisheries, and livestock…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
The government will keep the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice steady even as the two-month suspension of imports takes effect,…
Jason Mago · · 1 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is forging ahead with its plan to expand the P20 rice program to benefit smallholder rice farmers, brushing aside criticisms…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking urgent policy adjustments to protect local rice farmers as farmgate prices for palay (unhusked rice) drop sharply…
Jason Mago · · 3 min read
‘The Cabinet will discuss this urgent matter with the President in India, on the sidelines of his state visit.’
Richbon Quevedo · · 1 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling for urgent amendments to the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act as it seeks to overhaul one of the…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
In a bid to unlock much-needed capital for rural development, the government has launched a streamlined investment initiative aimed at attracting local and…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its year-old import ban on poultry and bird-related products from Australia, citing the country’s successful…
Jason Mago · · 1 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its year-old import ban on poultry and bird-related products from Australia, citing the country’s successful…
Jason Mago · · 1 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up its efforts to strengthen food security and stabilize grain prices by allowing rice farmers to directly…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
The government is banking on long-term food security and governance reform in the rice sector as Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read
Starting in August, rice farmers will be included as beneficiaries of the “P20 Bigas Meron Na” program, the Department of Agriculture announced during the…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read
Combined damage and losses to local agriculture from the southwest monsoon and recent tropical cyclones have surged to P1.84 billion, affecting nearly 60,000…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
Despite concerns over limited tariff cuts, the Department of Agriculture remains upbeat that an emerging trade agreement with the United States could help…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
Amid intensified negotiations on a new trade pact between the Philippines and the United States, top economic and agriculture officials have moved to allay…
Jason Mago · · 1 min read
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is mobilizing over P1 billion in assistance for farmers and fisherfolk affected by the combined impact of the Southwest…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read